CVE-2009-2484 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 35.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Win32AddConnection function in modules/access/smb.c in VideoLAN VLC media player 0.9.9, when running on Microsoft Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long smb URI in a playlist file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 35.11% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows |
| videolan | vlc media player |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Client (Windows x86) - 'smb://' URI Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| exploit-db | VideoLAN VLC Media Player 0.9.9 - 'smb://' URI Stack Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2009-06-29 |
References
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35558
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e60a9038b13b5eb805a76755efc5c6d5e080180f
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35558
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35500
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14800
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